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May 4, 2009

Al Gore at Chrysler plant rally in Kenosha today?

A rally against closing Kenosha's Chrysler plant is planned for 5 p.m. today at UAW Headquarters Local 72, 3615 Washington Road in Kenosha.

An email from Racine's Community for Change organization suggested former Vice President Al Gore will be at the protest. We haven't been able to confirm Gore's appearance. No one answered calls to the UAW. An employee with the Racine/Kenosha Labor Paper couldn't confirm or deny if Gore would attend.

Chrysler filed for bankruptcy last week and all of the automaker's plants closed Monday while the company restructures. Kenosha's plant is one of eight expected to close by 2010. It employs about 800 people, including about 200 from Racine County.

Postscript: We still don't know where Community for Change got its information about Al Gore coming to the protest, but we do know when we first heard it: In an email Sunday night announcing the event from Jennifer Jackson, Kenosha County Supervisor from District 20. But her email said: "Humor has it Al Gore will be there." So take this with a grain of salt, folks -- at least until 5 p.m. when we see who walks out onto the speaker's platform.

Chrysler is dead and gone no room for them under Obama Marxist agenda. After all he all ready owns Government Motors. What will be interesting to watch is UAW bargen with itself now that will own a large part of the auto companies. How can Ford compete agest the power of the US government and UAW?

IF I thought we have a chance in hell vs pimping for Al Gore I would be there. The fix is in I think Obama has chosen Government Motors to live the rest to die. 800 jobs lost is huge and will have a major impact. But was not the stumis package going to prevent this and the auto bail out? Whats the bill now a trillion? How much more debit will we get into before we cut the cord?